Selina's POV
I stand there, frozen. My eyes are fixed on Victor, my ex-boyfriend. The one man who broke my heart so many years ago. His presence in my bakery feels like a cruel twist of fate, one I never saw coming. The silence between us is thick, the burden of the past pressing down on me like an unshakable shadow.
Victor, standing by the counter, just casually dropped the bombshell. He’s one of the key players behind the town’s new development project. He’s been part of the plan that could wipe away my mother’s legacy, the bakery, off the map. Every word he says hits me like a blow straight to the core, but I can’t bring myself to react. My mind is numb, too stunned to make sense of it all.
I should be angry. I should scream at him, demand answers. But instead, I just stand there, co
